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Your capstone project or thesis is not a term paper. Instead, it reflects your ability to build on all you have learned in your studies and to provide an analysis or solution based on evidence. Your project should fill a gap or a need in the existing literature and not just tell the same story yet once again.
Whether you are writing a traditional five-chapter thesis or another type of project report, you will still need to provide an Introduction that:
For some, this is the last piece of the paper written even though it is the first step in thinking about the research process. Keep good notes on each aspect of the introduction so that it will be easy to compose.
Find SAGE Research Methods books about how to write the introduction of a thesis or dissertation.
Content: Books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos on research methods and design.
Purpose: Use to learn more about qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research.
Special Features: Includes a methods map, project planner, and "which stats" test
